Time Really Is On Your Side: One Little Life-changing Habit

Add a Half Hour To Your Day

 

One of the most brilliantly simple pieces of advice I ever heard was from Peter Shankman at a publishing conference. He said he has tried this and it had transformed his life and it is just this: get up a half hour earlier and use that to reach out to people. He said it can be as easy as wishing a happy birthday to your Facebook contacts, one meaningful phone call first thing in the morning or writing a personal note to someone you have longed to be in contact with. I remember listening to him and thinking I really didn’t want to get up any earlier, that my days were long enough (see July 14^th on letting go, clearly I needed to do some right then!) and that it did not sound that appealing. But his sincerity and enthusiasm somehow broke through my “baditude” and I pondered the idea as I walked back to my car and drove across the Bay Bridge back to office. I decided to try it and I can tell you, he is RIGHT.

The extra half hour of every morning has been one of the best investments I ever made. So much so that I added an hour. It completely changed my life for the better. Try it!